Monday, March 7, 2016

The Catastrophist

The Catastrophist / Lawrence Douglas 275 pgs.

Daniel Wellington is an art historian and quickly rising star in his field.  He has a little bit of a break with reality when his wife gets pregnant and he panics...in a BIG way.  Unfortunately she miscarries and Daniel MOSTLY comes back to real life but not totally.  Now he is wanting to have an affair, he is lying about his family history and having a few too many moments when he is too honest with colleagues, students, and friends.  He suspects his wife of cheating on him and he is basically a complete mess.

This book is entertaining.  You can see the train wreck coming.  It is moving in slow motion so you aren't going to be too surprised, except by the fact that Daniel doesn't step off the track.

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